1995 Bath and North East Somerset Council election

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1995 Bath and North East Somerset Council election
4 May 1995 (1995-05-04) 1999 →
All 65 seats to Bath and North East Somerset Council
33 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
LD
Lab
Con
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative
Seats won 27 22 16
Popular vote 36,840 33,744 29,734
Percentage 36.2% 33.2% 29.3%
Map showing the composition of Bath and North East Somerset Council following the election. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing Liberal Democrats. Striped wards have mixed representation.
Council control after election

No overall control

The 1995 Bath and North East Somerset Council election was held on Thursday 4 May 1995 to elect councillors to the new Bath and North East Somerset Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.

These were the first elections to the new unitary council, which would come into effect on 1 April 1996. The new unitary authority replaced Bath City, Wansdyke District and Avon County Councils. The previous elections in for Bath City took place in May 1994, Avon County in May 1993 and Wansdyke District in May 1991. Future elections would take place every four years, with the next election scheduled for 6 May 1999.

The 1995 election saw no party take a majority of seats on the Council, with the Liberal Democrats being the largest party.

Election results[edit]

Bath and North East Somerset Council election, 1995[1]
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Liberal Democrats 65 27 – – – 41.5% 36.2% 36,840 N/A
  Labour 62 22 – – – 33.8% 33.2% 33,744 N/A
  Conservative 62 16 – – – 24.6% 29.3% 29,734 N/A
  Green 4 0 – – – 0% 0.6% 654 N/A
  Independent 4 0 – – – 0% 0.6% 626 N/A
  Natural Law 1 0 – – – 0% 0.0% 55 N/A

Ward results[edit]

Sitting councillors on Bath City Council or Wansdyke District Council are marked with an asterisk (*),[2][3] sitting councillors on Avon County Council are marked with a plus (+).[4]

Abbey[edit]

Abbey (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Mary Feeny * 801 45.5
Liberal Democrats Victoria Kilroy 717 –
Conservative Jeffrey William Higgins 583 33.1
Conservative Jack Lufkin Garland Skeet 526 –
Labour Sylvia Back 322 18.3
Labour Grenville Malcolm John Young 294 –
Natural Law David Richard Hunter Cooke 55 3.1
Turnout 1,683 38.8
Registered electors 4,343
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bathavon North[edit]

Bathavon North (3 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Anthony Cox * 1,189 46.6
Conservative Ian Charles Dewey 1,149 –
Conservative Esme Gladys Miles + 1,094 –
Liberal Democrats Clive Alan Whitemore 695 27.3
Liberal Democrats Jane Bridget Di Marco 689 –
Labour David Walter Lavington 666 26.1
Liberal Democrats Sheila Mary Fitzpatrick 661 –
Labour Stanley George Blethyn 642 –
Labour Janet Hooker 641 –
Turnout 2,556 44.9
Registered electors 5,696
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bathavon South[edit]

Bathavon South (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Flower * 918 50.9
Liberal Democrats Brian John Wilson 697 –
Conservative Michael Frank Lindsay Purse 448 24.8
Labour Terence Pitt 437 24.2
Conservative Martin John Beresford Veal 423 –
Turnout 1,640 46.9
Registered electors 3,496
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bathwick[edit]

Bathwick (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Anthony Bailey * 969 47.4
Conservative Edward Patrick Delany * 930 –
Liberal Democrats Diane Christine Bodle 570 27.9
Liberal Democrats Peggy Corinne Gwilt 457 –
Green Miller Davidson 311 15.2
Labour Diane Julie Mynors 196 9.6
Labour Karen Weston 161 –
Turnout 1,865 39.9
Registered electors 4,674
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bloomfield[edit]

Bloomfield (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matthew Neal Davis 747 42.0
Labour Philip Hardy 737 –
Liberal Democrats Stephen Maurice Hogg + 662 37.3
Liberal Democrats Colin Roland Bray 643 –
Conservative Ian John Prophet 368 20.7
Conservative Syed Salah Kamall 365 –
Turnout 1,919 48.2
Registered electors 3,982
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Cameley[edit]

Cameley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Charles Deacon * 404 50.9
Labour William Leslie Martin 256 32.3
Liberal Democrats David Brassington 133 16.8
Majority 148 18.7
Turnout 793 45.3
Registered electors 1,751
Conservative win (new seat)

Chew Valley North & Clutton[edit]

Chew Valley North & Clutton (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Fletcher Rees-Mogg * 706 43.1
Conservative Douglas George Miles * 616 72.6
Labour Sally Patricia Britton 601 37.3
Labour Michael Thomas Whitton 529 –
Liberal Democrats Frances Katherine Greenslade 331 20.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Bryce Halliday 313 –
Turnout 1,699 41.0
Registered electors 4,140
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Chew Valley South[edit]

Chew Valley South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victor Lewis Pritchard * 480 52.8
Labour Philippa Margaret Hawkins 258 28.4
Liberal Democrats Steve Hedges 171 18.8
Majority 222 24.4
Turnout 910 42.5
Registered electors 2,139
Conservative win (new seat)

Chew Valley West[edit]

Chew Valley West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Charles Hanney 551 48.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Burrows 339 30.1
Labour Andrew Robert Hawkins 237 21.0
Majority 212 18.8
Turnout 1,139 50.9
Conservative win (new seat)

Combe Down[edit]

Combe Down (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Stephen Manning * 1,016 48.4
Liberal Democrats Roger Symonds * 929 –
Conservative Leila Margaret Wishart * 852 40.6
Conservative Simon Roderick Edwards 725 –
Labour Clive Charles Foreman 233 11.1
Labour Michael David Prowse 193 –
Turnout 2,081 55.5
Registered electors 3,749
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Farmborough & High Littleton[edit]

Farmborough & High Littelton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Bishop 512 40.7
Conservative Sally Davis * 334 26.6
Independent Janet Elena Hotter * 298 23.7
Liberal Democrats Rodney Douglas Leslie Tye 113 9.0
Majority 178 14.2
Turnout 1,278 55.5
Registered electors 2,303
Labour win (new seat)

Keynsham East[edit]

Keynsham East (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bryan Organ * 969 43.0
Conservative Leslie George Sell * 956 –
Liberal Democrats Gillian Rosme Roberts 890 39.5
Liberal Democrats Christine Dacre Gorman 836 –
Labour Kenneth Jesse Bye 393 17.5
Turnout 2,137 49.2
Registered electors 4,347
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Keynsham North[edit]

Keynsham North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Alfred Lingard + 554 45.5
Conservative Richard Frank Pannett 281 23.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Clive Buckley Roberts 194 15.9
Independent Thomas Watkin Evans 189 15.5
Majority 273 22.4
Turnout 1,220 45.9
Registered electors 2,658
Labour win (new seat)

Keynsham South[edit]

Keynsham South (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sheila Mary Bateman * 814 60.2
Labour Adrian William Inker * 803 –
Conservative John Partrick Nelson Haxell 278 20.5
Conservative Antoni Victor Pielesz 244 –
Liberal Democrats Patricia Clements 191 14.1
Liberal Democrats Nigel John Greenslade 186 –
Green Francis Edward Hayden 70 5.2
Turnout 1,355 41.9
Registered electors 3,231
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Keynsham West[edit]

Keynsham West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Stiddard * 561 56.6
Conservative Peter Kenwood Courtier 229 23.1
Liberal Democrats Anthony John Crouch 201 20.3
Majority 332 33.5
Turnout 992 43.8
Registered electors 2,263
Labour win (new seat)

Kingsmead[edit]

Kingsmead (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gerry Curran 583 34.7
Conservative David James Hawkins * 578 34.4
Liberal Democrats Agnes Melling 562 –
Conservative Elizabeth Ann Newnham * 560 –
Labour David John Hurst 518 30.9
Labour Lynn Harrington 516 –
Turnout 1,740 43.9
Registered electors 3,960
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Lambridge[edit]

Lambridge (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ramon David Cliffe * 687 48.0
Liberal Democrats Michael James Kelleher * 606 –
Conservative Paul Langridge 439 30.7
Conservative Graham Warburton Fitz 371 –
Labour Darren Garside 304 21.3
Labour Gareth James Mills 289 –
Turnout 1,437 50.1
Registered electors 2,870
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Lansdown[edit]

Lansdown (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jeff Kenyon * 800 44.0
Conservative Sheila Mary Sheppard * 765 42.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Jeffrey Williams 753 –
Conservative Keith Tempest 730 –
Labour Robert John Fraser 252 13.9
Labour Allison Ruth Talbot 211 –
Turnout 1,797 46.7
Registered electors 3,852
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Lyncombe[edit]

Lyncombe (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Harding * 1,074 49.3
Liberal Democrats Marian McNeir 905 –
Conservative George Henry Hall 796 36.5
Conservative Elgar Spencer Jenkins * 714 –
Labour Andrew Jack Whitehead 308 14.1
Labour Sylvia Rita Mossop 249 –
Turnout 2,127 51.5
Registered electors 4,133
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Midsomer Norton North[edit]

Midsomer Norton North (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Edward John French * 883 57.9
Labour Gordon Arthur Derrick * 701 –
Conservative Shirley Steel * 361 23.7
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Thomas Alec Beaumont 280 18.4
Conservative John Sidney Cantle 204 –
Liberal Democrats Mark Harley Davies 195 –
Turnout 1,459 40.1
Registered electors 3,635
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Midsomer Norton Redfield[edit]

Midsomer Norton Redfield (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Betty May Perry *+ 1,000 67.8
Labour Derek John Herod + 881 –
Conservative Shelia Daphne Green 282 19.1
Conservative Kenneth William Simpson 211 –
Liberal Democrats Kay Kirkham 194 13.1
Liberal Democrats David Michael Usher 171 –
Turnout 1,415 45.9
Registered electors 3,081
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Newbridge[edit]

Newbridge (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Loraine Brinkhurst 824 43.9
Liberal Democrats Caroline Roberts 734 –
Conservative Evelyn Hampton 627 33.4
Conservative William Arthur Hampton 565 –
Labour Robert John Hicks 428 22.8
Labour Stephen Richards 367 –
Turnout 1,949 46.1
Registered electors 4,232
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Newton St Loe[edit]

Newton St Loe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Larissa Ruth Roberts 258 37.4
Conservative Leslie Bedborough * 201 29.1
Labour Maqsood Alam Zamir 126 18.3
Farmer Independent Ronald Luke Tibbotts 105 15.2
Majority 57 8.3
Turnout 680 47.1
Registered electors 1,445
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Oldfield[edit]

Oldfield (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hilary Fraser 901 46.2
Liberal Democrats Ruth Griffiths * 866 44.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Crossley * 814 –
Labour Philip Alfred Logie 801 –
Conservative William Arthur Charles Harman 184 9.4
Conservative Hilary Margaret Pointer 145 –
Turnout 2,015 50.5
Registered electors 3,991
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Paulton[edit]

Paulton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Colin Barrett 775 53.4
Labour Patricia Ann Hogg 747 –
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Ellis 320 22.1
Liberal Democrats Neil Andrew Poulton 304 –
Conservative Audrey Jennifer Telling 202 13.9
Green Michael Boulton 153 10.6
Turnout 1,408 38.6
Registered electors 3,644
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Peasedown[edit]

Peasedown (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Derrick * 814 70.2
Labour Esme Latchem * 792 –
Liberal Democrats Lynne Davies 206 17.8
Liberal Democrats Stephen Robert Ledbetter 191 –
Conservative Harvey Nicholas Haeberling 140 12.1
Turnout 1,179 34.7
Registered electors 3,403
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Radstock[edit]

Radstock (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher John Dando + 1,216 75.2
Labour Bruce Shearn * 1,129 –
Liberal Democrats David Matthews 276 17.1
Liberal Democrats Jonathan David Gordon 275 –
Conservative Lynda Perrott 125 7.7
Turnout 1,615 43.1
Registered electors 3,751
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Saltford[edit]

Saltford (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francine Haeberling 783 50.2
Conservative Gordon John Wood * 724 –
Labour Richard Bateman 442 28.3
Liberal Democrats Julie Ann Bonnet 335 21.5
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Ann Herbert 317 –
Turnout 1,450 42.4
Registered electors 3,421
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Southdown[edit]

Southdown (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marian Frances Hammond * 942 63.5
Liberal Democrats Angela Godfrey * 888 –
Labour John Peter Salt 379 25.5
Labour Kathleen Salt 324 –
Conservative Robin Dennis Stanbridge 163 11.0
Conservative James Antony Rigby 154 –
Turnout 1,562 37.8
Registered electors 4,137
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Timsbury[edit]

Timsbury[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Denis Stewart 669 57.8
Conservative William Alan Brown * 311 26.9
Liberal Democrats Helen Vivien Elizabeth Davies 178 15.4
Majority 358 30.9
Turnout 1,165 59.4
Registered electors 1,962
Labour win (new seat)

Twerton[edit]

Twerton (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Ball *+ 913 61.3
Liberal Democrats Keith Lunt * 774 –
Labour Herbert John Lear 483 32.4
Labour Jean Campbell 459 –
Conservative Julia Alexandra Noica-Richardson 94 6.3
Conservative Benedict John Rogers 88 –
Turnout 1,491 42.0
Registered electors 3,547
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Walcot[edit]

Walcot (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Eddie Forrester * 640 38.9
Liberal Democrats Kate Keenan 566 –
Labour David Thomas Pearce 548 33.3
Labour Janice Helen Ross 517 –
Conservative Ahmedus Samad Chowdhury 423 25.7
Conservative Russell Howard Routledge 405 –
Republic Meritocracy Nicholas Hales 34 2.1
Turnout 1,615 43.0
Registered electors 3,757
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Westfield[edit]

Westfield (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Walter David John Terrance Reakes * 1,201 66.5
Labour Laurence William Carruthers 1,159 –
Liberal Democrats Raymond Charley Inchley 418 23.1
Liberal Democrats Roy Graham Ashworth 328 –
Conservative Margaret Rose Brewer 187 10.4
Conservative Gabriel Michael Batt 170 –
Turnout 1,888 37.4
Registered electors 5,054
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Westmoreland[edit]

Westmoreland (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sharon Grace Ball 763 44.0
Labour Gillian Wendy Pitman 759 43.7
Liberal Democrats Nigel John Roberts * 712 –
Labour Dennis Charles Nicoll 552 –
Conservative Susan Gillian Henley Green 213 12.3
Conservative Emma Ruth Henley Botham 204 –
Turnout 1,782 44.0
Registered electors 4,055
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Weston[edit]

Weston (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Jane Aldridge 1,029 50.9
Liberal Democrats Susan Lesley Lowe 957 –
Conservative Christopher Andrew Guest 532 26.3
Conservative Alison Louise Guest 528 –
Labour Matthew Reeve 340 16.8
Labour Danny George Davis 304 –
Green Susan Patricia Bradley 120 5.9
Turnout 1,954 48.7
Registered electors 4,015
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Widcombe[edit]

Widcombe (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Clark * 960 56.0
Liberal Democrats Peter John Metcalfe * 889 –
Conservative Helen Rosina Cross 446 26.0
Conservative Mary Elizabeth Adams 440 –
Labour Mary Elizabeth Young 307 17.9
Labour Neil Rosser 306 –
Turnout 1,755 43.7
Registered electors 4,012
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

By-elections between 1996 and 1999[edit]

Abbey[edit]

Abbey By-Election 17 July 1997[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Agnes Melling 643 45.0 –0.5
Conservative Sir Elgar Jenkins 561 39.2 +6.1
Labour Stewart Edward Weston 166 11.6 –6.7
Green Anthony Kirk-Burgess 60 4.2 N/A
Majority 82 5.8
Turnout 1,430 31.5
Registered electors 4,556
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Weston[edit]

Weston By-Election 19 February 1998[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Gordon Darracott 867 45.4 –5.5
Conservative Colin Vincent Barrett 841 44.1 +17.8
Labour Matthew John Reeve 151 7.9 –8.9
Green Anthony Jonathan Ambrose 27 1.4 –4.5
Council Tenants against the sell-off Susan Mary Johnston 22 1.2 N/A
Majority 26 1.3
Turnout 1,908 46.3
Registered electors 4,061
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj "Bath & North East Somerset Council Election Results 1995-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Wansdyke District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Avon County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Bath and Northeast Somerset UA, Abbey". Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Bath and Northeast Somerset UA, Weston". Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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